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Ancient Heavy Water Discovered in Young Planet-Forming Disk

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Ancient Heavy Water Discovered in Young Planet-Forming Disk
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Scientists detected heavy water in a planet-forming disk around the young star V883 Orionis, providing evidence that this water predates the star itself and originated in the cold molecular cloud that formed the star, offering insights into the journey of water in planetary systems.

Topics:science#alma#exoplanets#heavy-water#molecular-clouds#science#star-formation
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  1. Scientists discover exoplanet-forming disk with water older than its star  Space
  2. Pioneering Heavy Water Detection Suggests Earth's Water Might Be Older Than The Sun  IFLScience
  3. Astronomers Found ancient ‘Heavy Water’ in Planet-Forming Disk, Older Than the Sun  Orbital Today
  4. ALMA Detects Heavy Water in Planet-Forming Disk around Distant Protostar  Sci.News
  5. Pristine ices in a planet-forming disk revealed by heavy water  Nature

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